Sudan’s opposition NUP affirms rejection of using violence for regime change
July 27, 2013, (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s opposition National Umma Party (NUP) has reiterated its commitment to work for regime change through peaceful means without resorting to violence or foreign powers, saying that the party’s doors will remain open for dialogue to arrive at compromises which could solve Sudan’s problems.
The NUP leading figure, Taha Ahmed Saad, said during the launching of the million signature campaign for the removal of the regime that his party would only join the government which comes through free and democratic elections.
Last week, the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) leading figure, Qutbi Al-Mahdi, did not rule out the participation of the NUP in the broad-based government, saying that the NUP has not yet decided on the possibility of joining unlike the Sudanese Communist Party (SCP) and the Popular Congress Party (PCP) who swiftly rejected the idea.
The NCP official affirmed that his party is not currently negotiating with the NUP and acknowledged that the latter is officially part of the opposition “but we haven’t given up hope on its participation”.
Saad stressed that the “Liberation Ticket” campaign is one of the most important mechanisms for political escalation to bring about democratic change through soft power, pointing that the final stage of the campaign will include civil disobedience and civil Jihad at home and abroad.
The opposition umbrella organization, National Consensus Front (NCF) in the River Nile state, for its part, has approved the “Liberation Ticket” campaign, stressing that it is part of the NCF’s 100-day plan for toppling the regime.
The NCF leading figure in the River Nile state, Talha Mohamed Ahmed, warned that they may boycott the upcoming elections in 2015 if is conducted in the same “distorted” manner as the 2010 elections.
Last month, the NCF unveiled its 100-day plan which is comprised of several stages including holding seminars in public arenas and attempting to get citizens to take the streets.
But the NUP distanced itself from the 100-day plan and announced instead its own initiative to change the regime through collecting a million signatures and organising sit-ins in public squares and other places.
(ST)